Heyward: “We Have To Figure Out A Way To Incorporate Point Of View”

On Jay Rosen‘s PressThink blog, CBS News president Andrew Heyward guestblogs about the future of the mainstream media. It’s a must-read.

I wish Heyward had spent more time expanding on number two, “yes to point-of-view journalism.” Here’s what he says:

“We have to figure out a way to incorporate point of view, even while protecting the notion of fair-minded journalism dedicated to accurate reporting without fear or favor. Put another way, point of view and even bias have to be something we report on even while we fight to recognize it in our own reporting and story selection. This is a really complex and nuanced area, not subject to glib solutions (like ‘Just acknowledge your own bias and everything will be fine’).”